[ SHOWGSD-L ] IL HB 707 -- Breeder Licensing -- Emails tonight, phonecalls to...
- From: RihadinK9@xxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, sheltieoldlines@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, SheltieBreeders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 23:51:17 EST
*** PLEASE CROSSPOST ***
*PHONECALLS NEEDED TOMORROW, MONDAY, FEB 14 *
*INFO BELOW *
To recap, *existing* Illinois law says that counties must require dog
and cat registration, *and litter registration*; they may also require
microchipping, and they have the power to do whatever else they
think necessary to control 'overpopulation.' There's also a
requirement for rescuers to register with the state or be
incorporated.
Persons who sell dogs and cats or operate registries (the AKC?)
must cooperate with their county A/C administrator by providing
info including who animals are sold to, number of litters plus
whatever else the administrator wants.
This will do nothing to reduce shelter intakes but all the moving
parts are there to completely squeeze out the careful breeding of
dogs and cats.
But, of course, it's tough to enforce. If someone sells a litter and
doesn't report it, how will it ever be discovered?
If HB 707 passes, it will fix that. It adds a requirement for anyone
who ever sells a pet to get a state license and report for every sale
the full chain of ownership (names, addresses) back to the original
breeder. Okay, so next year you sell a puppy, and (because you
haven't heard about the law) you don't report the sale. Two years
later, that young dog is sold again, by someone who has a license
and reports your name as the breeder. Whoops! You get a
certified letter inviting you to drop by the VIOLATIONS window at
the court house and bring your checkbook.
I hope those emails have been going out. Full contact info for the
two sponsors follows. We expect to know tomorrow whether the
bill has been withdrawn; word will go out immediately either way.
BECAUSE OF VALENTINES DAY legislators are expected to be
working at their district offices rather than in Springfield. Try the
district number first.
Representative Elaine Nekritz (D-57 Cook)
Email: repnekritz @ aol.com
[REMOVE SPACES IN EMAIL ADDRESSES]
District office -- Des Plaines
(847) 257-0450
(847) 257-0452 FAX
Springfield office
(217) 558-1004
(217) 557-7204 FAX
Representative Paul D. Froehlich (R-56 Cook)
Email: staterepPaul @ sbcglobal.net
District office -- Schaumberg
(847) 985-9210
(847) 891-8722 FAX
Springfield office
(217) 782-3725
(217) 782-1336 FAX
That's it -- hopefully we'll have news tomorrow!
Ginger Cleary, Dallas, GA_ http://www.rihadin.com _
(http://www.rihadin.com/) (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pet-law/) You can't
dance if you don't go
to the party.
_http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GA-pet-law/_
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pet-law/)
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